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- Vintage aircraft featured at Aviation Expo at Coulter Field
- Don Adam returns to Bryan-College Station banking
- A&M prof knocks think tank reforms
- Bill may alter area election schedule
- Dog helps ease siblings' transition to foster home
- Area camps boast safe summer fun
- 8 Bryan students receive $1,000
- Grimes County Fair plans senior day
- Salvation Army seeks help for kids camp
- Texas smoking ban bill revived
- Bills filed by Rep. Debbie Riddle target illegal immigrants
- Texas drought limits water supply
- Injured Yemeni leader accepts care from Saudis
- Defense secretary Robert Gates urges patience in Afghan war
- Pitfalls abound for prosecutors in Edwards case
- Arts Watch: StageCenter gets summer going with 'Belles'
- For working dogs, retirement can be a challenge
- More baby boomers, in search of love, turn to online dating
- Our Neighbors: Hammond-Oliver High School for Human Sciences
- Our Neighbors: Navasota ISD
- Our Neighbors: All American Scholar Award
- Our Neighbors: Texas A&M SRPH
- Our Neighbors: Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
- Our Neighbors: Beta Sigma Phi
- Our Neighbors: The Roar
| Vintage aircraft featured at Aviation Expo at Coulter Field Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT Most people will only see World War II aircraft in textbook pictures or on the Internet. But some area residents got a chance to view history at close range Saturday at the city of Bryan's annual Aviation Expo at Coulter Field. As usual, the vint ...   |
| Don Adam returns to Bryan-College Station banking Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT The days are currently quiet in Don Adam's 10-story European-style office building in east Bryan-College Station. The owner and his assistant occupy the top floor. Classical music plays through ceiling speakers while Adam works in a corner office ... |
| A&M prof knocks think tank reforms Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT Amid a clash over the direction of higher education sparked by a conservative think tank, one of Texas A&M's most respected professors has written that he believes strongly "that we are at a watershed moment" for the state's universities. Prof ... |
| Bill may alter area election schedule Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT A possible change in state law may mean that Bryan and College Station will have to change when they hold local elections. The options the cities are considering include moving them to November, or changing the term length of city council and mayor s ... |
| Dog helps ease siblings' transition to foster home Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT Two police officers, a Child Protective Services employee and a long-haired Chihuahua named Goofy helped smooth the transition of four children to a foster home earlier this week. The children's parents and older brother were arrested on marijuan ... |
| Area camps boast safe summer fun Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT Summer in Bryan-College Station is filled with opportunities for children to stay active, have fun and learn. Swimming, artwork and even dance are just a few of the activities offered for kids at summer camps put on by local organizations. Judy M ... |
| 8 Bryan students receive $1,000 Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT A local church recently donated scholarships to eight Bryan elementary students. It was the fifth year that St. Andrew's Episcopal Church has collected donations from its members to give to Neal Elementary children.St. Andrew's parishioner Lewis Ford ... |
| Grimes County Fair plans senior day Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Wednesday will be Senior Citizens Day at the Grimes County Fair. Activities will include bingo, door prizes, lunch and a health fair. The Grimes County Fair Association, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Grimes St. Joseph Health ... |
| Salvation Army seeks help for kids camp Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:13 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Local Salvation Army officers are asking for the community's assistance in raising donations to send neglected children or those who come from troubled homes to a faith-based summer camp. Each year, thousands of Texas kids atten ... |
| Texas smoking ban bill revived Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:15 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A proposed statewide smoking ban inside Texas bars and restaurants has been revived in the special legislative session. A House committee Saturday voted out a proposal that would ban smoking inside public places. The bill targets busines ... |
| Bills filed by Rep. Debbie Riddle target illegal immigrants Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT AUSTIN -- A state representative from Houston has filed three pieces of legislation that would criminalize illegal immigrants and those who employ them, but the legislation won't get a hearing unless Gov. Rick Perry adds the topic to his agenda for ... |
| Texas drought limits water supply Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:12 PM PDT LUBBOCK -- Lush, green lawns may be a luxury Mother Nature won't allow this summer in parts of Texas. The harsh drought already plaguing farmers and ranchers in the nation's second largest agriculture state will soon begin squeezing its water supp ... |
| Injured Yemeni leader accepts care from Saudis Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:16 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's embattled president accepted an offer from the Saudi monarch to seek treatment in his kingdom after being wounded in a rocket attack, raising the possibility Saturday that he could leave the country after nearly four months ... |
| Defense secretary Robert Gates urges patience in Afghan war Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for patience with an unpopular war and said Saturday that only modest U.S. troop reductions would make sense this summer in a still unstable Afghanistan. On his 12th and final visi ... |
| Pitfalls abound for prosecutors in Edwards case Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two crucial witnesses are dead. Another is 100 years old. A fourth was recently held in contempt of court.The daring indictment of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards has pitfalls at every turn for federal prosecutors, addin ... |
| Arts Watch: StageCenter gets summer going with 'Belles' Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT The summer menu of local stage productions is starting to roll out, and talent on loan from Round Rock takes the spotlight the next two weeks at StageCenter in downtown Bryan with Belles. Longtime Austin-area director Olin Meadows, Ivah Marie Cantu ... |
| For working dogs, retirement can be a challenge Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- For nine years, Brac has worked like a dog at a private golf club, chasing geese and sparing members the indignity of goose poop in their spikes. But the 10-year-old black-and-white border collie has arthritis in his legs, cataracts ... |
| More baby boomers, in search of love, turn to online dating Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Baby boomers are swelling the ranks of online dating sites and John Valentino is a happy veteran. At 57, after a decade of pushing profiles and awkward meet-ups with strangers, he's married to 54-year-old Debbie, a former Marine he met ... |
| Our Neighbors: Hammond-Oliver High School for Human Sciences Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT Hammond-Oliver High School for Human Sciences juniors recently took the National Healthcare Foundation Skills Certification test, and 85 percent of the class mastered both the challenging test and a portfolio judged by community professionals. The ... |
| Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT * Navasota ISD fourth-graders Emilia Burnett and John Cosino and fifth-graders Emily Pham and Brennan Swarts recently qualified to participate in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. The Duke University Talent Identification Program st ... |
| Our Neighbors: All American Scholar Award Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT Cade Shimek of College Station recently was selected to receive the 2011 All American Scholar Award sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance, worth $1,000. Shimek, who will be attending Texas A&M University, is the son of David and Beverly Shimek. |
| Our Neighbors: Texas A&M SRPH Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT * Megan Morales, a Master of Science candidate in environmental and occupational health at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, recently was one of 18 people in the nation selected to represent the Delta Omega Nation ... |
| Our Neighbors: Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of its Dino-Drawing Art Challenge, which encouraged young artists to test their imaginations and scientific knowledge. More than 200 artists entered pantings, drawings and co ... |
| Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT Laureate Alpha Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi recently met at member Margie Thielen's home. Thielen's program was "Vinegar," which gave 131 tips for cleaning. Rosemary Shaunfied presented program awards to Jennifer Skrivanek (educational), Mary Ann ... |
| Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT The Roar, the student newspaper at A&M Consolidated High School, recently was awarded the Silver Star by the Interscholastic League Press Conference, placing the newspaper in the top five percent of high school newspapers in Texas. The Roar was ... |
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